Perimeter People / Co-Founder and CEO, OpenAI
Sam Altman
Sam Altman is co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence research and deployment company behind ChatGPT. He previously served as president of Y Combinator from 2014 to 2019. His public essays examine the economics of artificial intelligence, the infrastructure needed to expand its use, and the opportunities and risks of increasingly capable systems. In interviews, he also discusses entrepreneurship, AI governance, and the relationship between technological progress and human agency.
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Original perspectives
Letters, conversations & public records.
Article
Three Observations ↗
Altman’s essay about the economics of increasingly capable AI systems.
Article
The Gentle Singularity ↗
His account of how AI capabilities and their economic effects could develop.
Article
The Intelligence Age ↗
An essay on AI, infrastructure, and the possibilities of greater access to intelligence.
Interview
Live conversation at TED2025 ↗
A conversation with Chris Anderson about ChatGPT, AI agents, safety, and power.
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In the conversation
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Sources & further reading
Profile checked September 18, 2026. Editorial notes are Perimeter’s interpretation.